Category: News
In the Press
This page has a selection of press clippings and news articles featuring CPRE Devon.
News from Torridge – Northam homes plan refused.
Congratulations to our members, Appledore Residents Association, winning the battle to stop the proposal for 39 new homes at Bloody Corner, Northam. We were very…
News from Teignbridge – Massive development at Wolborough Barton given the go ahead
Unfortunately, the Court of Appeal has rejected the arguments put forward by Abbotskerswell Parish Council, and ruled that the huge development of 1,200 houses at…
News from East Devon – industrial scale fertiliser lagoon permitted. June 2021
We were dismayed and disappointed that East Devon District Council’s planning committee have given the go ahead to this massive proposal at Upton Pyne. There…
News from Mid Devon – Housing proposal refused. June 2021
We are delighted that the application for 179 new houses at Tidcombe Hall, Tiverton was unanimously refused by Mid Devon District Council Planning Committee, in…
News from North Devon – Yelland Quay Development Rejected – 9th June 2021
North Devon District Council planning committee today overwhelmingly voted to refuse the application to build 250 premium houses and apartments on the bank of The…
Solar Farms – a Toxic Blot on Devon’s precious landscape
Our new video in which TV star John Nettles lambasts the solar farms threatening to ruin Devon’s countryside is OUT NOW, coinciding with a MailOnline…
Yelland Quay – May 2021
The controversial planning application to build 250 luxury houses on the beautiful Taw Estuary in North Devon will be decided at the North Devon District…
John Nettles OBE spearheading our campaign against solar farms in Devon’s countryside
We are enormously grateful to TV star John Nettles for his support and spearheading our campaign against proposals for ever-larger solar farms that threaten to…
News from Torbay – Inglewood Permitted – May 2021
We are bitterly disappointed that this massive development of 373 new houses has been permitted by a planning inspector, despite all the overwhelming local opposition….
News from North Devon – Litchardon Cross Solar Farm and Redevelopment of the Former Yelland Power Station Site – 28th April 2021
Two massive and controversial planning applications were on the agenda for the North Devon District Council Planning Committee, 28th April. After a four and a…
Clean Devon
Introducing the Clean Devon Partnership – March 2021. What’s the problem? Litter and fly tipping are putting a major and growing financial burden on society….
Okehampton to Exeter Railway – Back on Track!
After nearly 50 years, and a lot of campaigning by a great many people, we are delighted with the news that the Government have agreed…
North Devon District Council refuse Chivenor new homes – February 2021
North Devon District Council planners have refused permission for more new houses at Chivenor. The decision follows evidence, based on the government’s own figures, that…
Devon is building 30% more houses than required! February 2021
Latest government figures show Devon is building a third more houses than ‘required’. Devon’s Local Planning Authorities – with the exception of Torbay – have…
Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition 2021 – Find Out More – Free Webinar – 3rd March 2021
Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition 2021 – Find out more on 3rd March at 4.30pm Our churchyards have never been more important than now, as a…
Could your Churchyard be the best in Devon this year?
We are delighted to be organising Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition once again and entries are now invited from all denominations into our 2021 competition. This…
December and January Membership Promotion!
As a thank you to anyone joining Devon CPRE this December and January, we will send you one of our 2021 calendars with our compliments!…
Members’ Planning Surgery – 17th November 2020
Thank you very much to Jo Widdecombe, our planning consultant, for holding another virtual planning surgery for our members. It was a great opportunity to…
2021 Calendars for sale – an ideal Christmas Gift!
We were so delighted with the standard of the paintings this year in our competition for Devon’s primary school children, that we have produced a…
Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition 2020 – Results!
Congratulations to St Margaret’s Church, Northam. Devon’s Best Churchyard 2020. Runner up – St Swithun’s Church, Sandford Highly Commended – All Saints’ Church, East Budleigh…
Join our webinar for Devon Dark Skies Week – 29th October 2020
We are delighted to be taking part in this year’s Devon Dark Skies Week, which runs from 23-30th October 2020. There is a full programme…